207 Module Overview

Module 6 contains the following content – all original by author or contained in the Lumen textbook.

Textbook Reading – Chapter 6, Julius Caesar-The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Discussion Forum:

This discussion will be based on the textbook reading for the chapter.  For your initial post in this discussion please answer the following questions: “Do you think the government and conditions in the Roman Empire were better or worse than those of the Republic?  What were some of the advantages of rule by Emperor and what were some of the drawbacks?”

Initial posts must be at least 200 words in length and have at least one quote from the textbook.

After posting your initial post you are required to reply to at least one other student.  Replies must be at least 100 words in length and have at least one new quote from the textbook (not a quote you used in your initial post and not a quote that is in the post you are replying to).

All posts must be made by the deadline for the discussion forum to receive full credit.

Short Essay:

Submit your short essay for Module #6 here.  The question for this essay is: “Based on the textbook, what do you think were the main reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire?  Were the factors that led to the fall of the Roman Empire present from the beginning (during the reign of Julius Caesar) or only due to events near the Empire’s end?”

This essay must be at least 500 words in length and have at least one quote from the textbook to recieve full credit.

Quiz: Some questions are from the Boundless text, some are original.  The course Map links to the quiz.